# Incident 20051130028869I: Cessna 402B, Raleigh-Durham, NC, November 30, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2005, 12:55 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FFKA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49PB-2008-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 402B (registry code 207590P, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402B
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051130028869I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FBO FOR FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON HIS 135 CARGO ONLY TRIP. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RAMP AT TAXIWAY F1. AS THE PILOT BEGAN HIS LEFT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY F HE FELT A BUMP AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHUDDER 'AS IF A WHEEL HAD COME OFF.' THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTACTED THE GROUND CONTROLLER TO REPORT A PROBLEM THAT HE NEEDED TO CHECK OUT. ATC DISPATCHED THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO THE AIRCRAFT AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD TURNED ITSELF 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND WAS NOW PARALLEL TO THE AIRCRAFT WING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BUSHING HAD COME OUT OF THE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK. WHEN THE TIRE TURNED PARALLEL TO THE WING IT DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR DOORS SLIGHTLY. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DONE A PREFLIGHT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. HE HAD TAXIED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, INCLUDING TWO LEFT TURNS, BEFORE HAVING THE PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N49PB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890204001909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204001909A), Feb 4, 1989: Cessna 402B (N49PB), Hyannis, MA, Substantial damage. Tail fell to ground on boarding. Aft CG. Uncontrolled nose up on takeoff. Had people stand forward for landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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